copulate
美音:
[´kɔpjə´leıt
]英音:
[´kɔpjə´leıt
]vi.性交,交配,交尾 adj.连接的,配合的
难易程度:
copulate为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
形容词:copulatory 名词:copulation 动词过去式:copulated 过去分词:copulated 现在分词:copulating 第三人称单数:copulates
近义词, 同义词
copulate
/'kɒpjʊleɪt; `kɑpjə,let/
v [I, Ipr] ~ (with sb/sth) (fml 文) (esp of animals) have sexual intercourse (尤指动物)交配, 交尾
*The male bird performs a sort of mating dance before copulating with the female. 这种雄鸟在与雌鸟交尾以前要跳一种交欢舞.
copulate
v [I + with]technical
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin;Origin: , past participle of copulare 'to join', from copula; COPULA]
to have sex
>copulation [,kɔpjʊ'leɪʃən (US) ,kɑːp-/